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J. W. McCANN.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19. 1920- I awe/whom J W/V Mm Patented Oct. 25,1921.

UNITE. STATE ATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. MCCANN, OF PAULS VALLEY, OKLAHOMA,

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Application filed. June 19,

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN W. MoGANN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Pauls Valley, in the county ofGarvin and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Files, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawin 's.

This invention relates to certain improvements in files and has relationmore particularly to a device of this general character especiallydesigned and adapted for use in connection with bills or the like and itis an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved file ofthis general character having means whereby papers may be filed inaccordance with months of the year or other classifications.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved filewhereby certain important advantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a View in top plan illustrating a file constructed inaccordance with an embodiment of my invention, with a portion brokenaway;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in bottom plan of my improved fileillustrating certain features of the connection of a hook member withthe body or plate; and

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig.2;

Asdisclosed in the accompanying drawings B denotes a body of suitablematerial in the form of a sheet or plate preferably rectangular in formand the marginal portions of said body are returned or doubled asindicated at 1 so that said marginal portions will possess increasedstrength to facilitate the mounting of the filing hooks or members F.

Each of the filing members or hooke F as herein disclosed is formed of asingle length of material and has one end portion disposed throughthe'body B inwardly of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921. 1920. Serial No. 390,195;

and in close proximity to the returned or doubled portion 1 with theextremity clamped against the under face of the body. The wire is thenextended as indicated at 2 across the returned or doubled portion 1 andbent to bridge the marginal portion of the body and extended inwardly ofthe body as indicated at 3. The wire is then directed through the body Band'formed into a loop l underlying the portion 2 and extending betweenthe body B and the returned or doubled portion l. The wire is thenextended upwardly to afford the hook 5 with which the bills or otherpapers are adapted to be engaged.

In practice it is preferred. that twelve file members or hooks beemployed with each of said hooks identified by a month of the year, andit is desired that the upper face of the body B immediately adjacenteach of said members or hooks F be provided with a calendar 6 of one ofthe months of the year so that the filing of bills or other papers maybe arranged in accordance with the month in which they may have beenreceived, or as other occasions of practice may require.

The central field of the body B may have arranged thereon any fancifulmatter desired, such as advertising matter or the like.

If desired clamps may be employed in lieu of the members or hooks F.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a fileconstructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adaptedfor use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may beassembled and operated and it will also be obvious that my invention issusceptible of some change and modification without departing from theprinciples and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to beunderstood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formationof the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention inpractice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

l. A file comprising, in combination, a body and a holding membercarried thereby, said holding member being formed of a single length ofmaterial and having an end portion disposed through the body andextended outwardly over the face of the body to the margin thereof andthen returned over the opposite face and extending through into a loopengaging the first face of the body, said strand being extended from the15 loop to afford a receiving hook, the margin of the body being foldedover with the loop extending between the body and the folded portion.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 20 signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

JOHN w. MOGANN.

WVitnesses E. WVEsTBRooK, HARRY OLIPHINT.

